Technical Details:

180search Assistant produces targeted pop-up advertisements based on what users browse. To produce these targeted advertisements, 180search Assistant collects keywords from websites you visit including portions of website addresses or URLs, which can include users search terms.
180search Assistant is also known to be downloaded along with other malware.

%AppData% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data.

%ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files.

%DesktopDir% is a variable that refers to the file system directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Desktop.

%Programs% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that contains the user's program groups. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs.

To mark the presence in the system, the following Mutex objects were created:

OctoshapeClientPid1008

OctoshapeClientRunning

OctoshapeClientPid1704

OctoshapeClientPid480

OctoshapeClientPid948

OctoshapeClientPid976

The following Host Names were requested from a host database:

log.octoshape.net

proxyexam.octoshape.net

proxyexam.octoshape.org

log.octoshape.org

There were registered attempts to establish connection with the remote hosts. The connection details are:

Remote Host

Port Number

log.octoshape.net

1042

proxyexam.octoshape.org

1044

log.octoshape.org

1046

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